The assassin’s strands of hair were thin and delicate, so nobody noticed them, which meant that nearly 10,000 people had been caught by the hair. They lost all of their life force in an instant and were reduced to corpses. These people had just been commoners, not even as strong as the weakest sort of cultivator. Thus, they had no way to stop the Magistrate from absorbing their life force. 

Lu Yin’s eyes went wide. “You dare!” 

The Magistrate had sunk into the ice seal and absorbed the life force of nearly 10,000 people with his hair. He watched as Lu Yin’s hand sneaked out, and he also raised a hand to counter Lu Yin’s attack. There was another thump as the Magistrate was once again smashed into the ice by Lu Yin, causing the ice to fracture. But Lu Yin did not come out of the exchange unscathed either, and he was forced back several steps. His Thirty Stacks, Hundredfold Shockwave Palm had actually been reflected back at him, which had rendered his right arm momentarily powerless. 

He looked up, astonished. He saw that the Magistrate had been embedded into the ice seal, but the assassin’s body was now shrouded with a purple-red battle force lined with red stripes. This was nine lined battle force. 

The Magistrate had absorbed the vitality of 10,000 people, and he had also managed to improve his battle force to nine lines. 

Lu Yin’s scalp turned numb as the Magistrate gave him a cold smile before his figure flashed away. When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Lu Yin, his hair stabbing forth. The assassin’s nine lined...